{"id":551,"date":"2009-08-13T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/?p=551"},"modified":"2009-08-13T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2009-08-13T13:00:46","slug":"aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-552\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px\" title=\"Aspirin\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ehealth_2009008013story.jpg\" alt=\"Aspirin\" width=\"175\" height=\"315\" \/>Can aspirin help you survive a heart attack or ward one off if taken preventatively? Doctors have been aware of the cardiovascular benefits of aspirin for years, but that doesn\u2019t mean we should all start taking a daily dose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultiple research studies have confirmed that taking aspirin reduces the number of heart attacks and strokes in men and women, who do not have a history of heart disease,\u201d says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/content\/FindAPhysician.htm?mem_id=148\">Fredric L. Ginsberg, M.D.<\/a>, clinical cardiologist at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/content\/heart\/default.htm\">Cooper Heart Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But a daily aspirin regimen isn&#8217;t healthy for everyone. Although aspirin can fight blood clots that can cause heart attacks and strokes, high doses can increase the risk of bleeding. This can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding and strokes caused by bleeding, known as hemorrhagic strokes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cAn individual\u2019s benefit from daily aspirin depends on the presence of other risk factors for heart disease and stroke, as well as the risk for gastrointestinal bleeding. Therefore, consulting your physician is important before beginning an aspirin regimen,\u201d says Dr. Ginsberg.<\/p>\n<p>Those who may benefit from aspirin therapy include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People with coronary artery disease (CAD) or atherosclerosis anywhere in the body (such as the brain or legs).<\/li>\n<li>Those who have had a prior heart attack.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone who has undergone bypass surgery to treat heart disease or has angina (chest pain).<\/li>\n<li>People with risk factors for heart disease, stroke, or a heart attack.<\/li>\n<li>Men over the age of 50.<\/li>\n<li>Those who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But, for some people, the drug has very little effect.<\/p>\n<p>According to research by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dentinstitute.com\/gengo.html\">Dr. Francis Gengo<\/a> of the Dent Neurologic Institute and the University at Buffalo, up to 20 percent of people who take aspirin don&#8217;t benefit from it at all. Also, taking aspirin for a long period of time may make your body more resistant to the benefits.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, aspirin can interact with other over-the-counter supplements to create unwanted side effects. Saint John&#8217;s wort, for example, has known anti-clotting effects that can increase the rise of a patient bleeding dangerously.<\/p>\n<p>While aspirin benefits the heart in several ways, it is important to consult with your physician to determine if it is the right choice for you. A trained cardiologist can determine if you will benefit from aspirin therapy, calculate the appropriate dosage and inform you of any potential side effects you should watch for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-553\" style=\"margin-right: 15px\" title=\"Aspirin\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ehealth_2009008013front.jpg\" alt=\"Aspirin\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/>Can aspirin help you survive a heart attack or ward one off if taken preventatively? Doctors have been aware of the cardiovascular benefits of aspirin for years, but that doesn\u2019t mean we should all start taking a daily dose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[52,319],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"has-excerpt","5":"has-more-link","6":"post-551","8":"format-standard","9":"category-ehealth-connection","10":"post_tag-aspirin","11":"post_tag-heart-attack"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily? - eHealth Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily? - eHealth Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Can aspirin help you survive a heart attack or ward one off if taken preventatively? Doctors have been aware of the cardiovascular benefits of aspirin for years, but that doesn\u2019t mean we should all start taking a daily dose.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eHealth Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-08-13T13:00:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ehealth_2009008013story.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cooper University Health Care\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cooper University Health Care\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cooper University Health Care\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f\"},\"headline\":\"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily?\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-08-13T13:00:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\"},\"wordCount\":405,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"aspirin\",\"heart attack\"],\"articleSection\":[\"eHealth Connection\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\",\"name\":\"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily? - eHealth Connection\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-08-13T13:00:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/\",\"name\":\"eHealth Connection\",\"description\":\"Health and Wellness Articles from Cooper University Health Care\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Cooper University Health Care\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png\",\"width\":455,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Cooper University Health Care\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f\",\"name\":\"Cooper University Health Care\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Cooper University Health Care\"},\"description\":\"This is my bio.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily? - eHealth Connection","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily? - eHealth Connection","og_description":"Can aspirin help you survive a heart attack or ward one off if taken preventatively? Doctors have been aware of the cardiovascular benefits of aspirin for years, but that doesn\u2019t mean we should all start taking a daily dose.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/","og_site_name":"eHealth Connection","article_published_time":"2009-08-13T13:00:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ehealth_2009008013story.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Cooper University Health Care","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Cooper University Health Care","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/"},"author":{"name":"Cooper University Health Care","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f"},"headline":"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily?","datePublished":"2009-08-13T13:00:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/"},"wordCount":405,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization"},"keywords":["aspirin","heart attack"],"articleSection":["eHealth Connection"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/","name":"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily? - eHealth Connection","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-08-13T13:00:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2009\/08\/13\/aspirin-fight-heart-attacks-daily\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Aspirin Can Fight Heart Attacks, But Should You Be Taking One Daily?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/","name":"eHealth Connection","description":"Health and Wellness Articles from Cooper University Health Care","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization","name":"Cooper University Health Care","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png","width":455,"height":83,"caption":"Cooper University Health Care"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f","name":"Cooper University Health Care","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Cooper University Health Care"},"description":"This is my bio.","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}